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June 18. ISKCON 50 \u2013 S.Prabhupada Daily Meditations. June 18. ISKCON 50 – S.Prabhupada Daily Meditations.
\nSatsvarupa dasa Goswami: \u201cTake More\u201d
\nPrabhupada\u2019s open decree that everyone should eat as much prasadam as possible created a humorous mood and a family feeling. No one was allowed to simply sit, picking at his food, nibbling politely. They ate with a gusto Swamiji almost insisted upon. If he saw someone not eating heartily, he would call the person\u2019s name and protest, \u201cWhy are you not eating? Take prasadam.\u201d And he would laugh. \u201cWhen I was coming to your country on the boat,\u201d he said, \u201cI thought, \u2018How will the Americans ever eat this food?\u2019 \u201d And as the boys pushed their plates forward for more, Keith would serve seconds \u2013 more rice, dal, cap\u0101t\u012bs and sabji.
\nAfter all, it was spiritual. You were supposed to eat a lot. It would purify you. It would free you from maya. Besides, it was good, delicious, spicy. This was better than American food. It was like chanting. It was far out. You got high from eating this food.
\nThey ate with the right hand, Indian style. Keith and Howard had already learned this and had even tasted similar dishes, but as they told the Swami and a room full of believers, the food in India had never been this good.
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\nSatsvarupa dasa Goswami: “Take More”
\nPrabhupada’s open decree that everyone should eat as much prasadam as possible created a humorous mood and a family feeling. No one was allowed to simply sit, picking at his food, nibbling politely. They ate with a gusto Swamiji almost insisted upon. If he saw someone not eating heartily, he would call the person’s name and protest, “Why are you not eating? Take prasadam.” And he would laugh. “When I was coming to your country on the boat,” he said, “I thought, ‘How will the Americans ever eat this food?’ ” And as the boys pushed their plates forward for more, Keith would serve seconds – more rice, dal, capātīs and sabji.
\nAfter all, it was spiritual. You were supposed to eat a lot. It would purify you. It would free you from maya. Besides, it was good, delicious, spicy. This was better than American food. It was like chanting. It was far out. You got high from eating this food.
\nThey ate with the right hand, Indian style. Keith and Howard had already learned this and had even tasted similar dishes, but as they told the Swami and a room full of believers, the food in India had never been this good.
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